The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched its 20th annual crackdown on city residents who insist on opening fire hydrants without an approved spray “cap.” DEP officials are sending teams of teens into local neigh More...

National Night Out, the annual event promoting police-community partnership with the participation of local business and civic organizations, will be held on Tuesday, August 2, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Astoria Park. More...

Zahi Hawass is not the typical film trope of an archaeologist. Without a leather jacket, fedora, or whip, he is armed only with a magnanimous smile and friendly, joking demeanor that masks a sharp wit and an eagerness to share what he has to say. More...

On July 21, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law bill A6961-A, an act to amend the education law, in relation to posting the Child Abuse Hotline in schools. Assemblyman Mike Miller was the prime sponsor of this bill in the Assembly. More...

At a ceremony on Friday, July 22 in Queensbridge Park, on the newly restored promenade above the repaired East River seawall, a tribute to the late Elizabeth McQueen, founder and leader of Friends of Queensbridge Park, was held, with Councilman Jimmy More...

Steinway Family Dental Center (SFDC) is proud to announce their Semi-Annual Free Dental Day on Friday, August 5. This event provides a free day of preventative dental care to adults 18 or older within our community. More...

Long time Letters to the Editor contributors, Larry Penner and Cynthia Groopman, with a recent copy of the Queens Gazette, discussing current events and comparing notes on their most recent letters. More...

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Majority Leader and Chair of the New York City Council’s Cultural Affairs and Libraries Committee, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Laurie Cumbo More...

A Brooklyn man who was shot in the neck and chest on Steinway Street on July 17 died of his injuries two days later. Police officers said Qsaun Brown, 23, of Brownsville, got into an argument with two men outside 28-03 Steinway St. More...

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